All the submissions, and recantations of Thomas Cranmer, late Archbishop of Canterbury truly set…All the submyssyons, and recantations of Thomas Cranmer, late Archebyshop of Canterburye truely set…

Every man desireth good people, at the time of their death, to give some good exhortation that good folks may remember after their death, and be the better for the same. So I beseech god grant unto me, that I may speak some thing whereby he may be glorified and you edified. First it is an heavy case, to see how many folks be so much doted of this present world, and so careful of it, that for the world to come they seem to care very little or nothing. Therefore this shall be my first exhortation, that you set not overmuch, by this present world, but upon the world to come, and upon God, and learn to know what this lesson meaneth of Saint John. The love of this world (saith he) is hatred unto God. The, ii. exhortation is, that next unto God, you obey your king, and Queen, willingly and gladly, without murmuring or grudging, not for fear of them, but much more for fear of God, knowing that they be God's ministers appointed by god, for to govern and rule you, and therefore they that resist them, resist gods ordinance. The third exhortation is that you love together, like brethren and systerne. But alas pity it is to see how faint this love is, many taking other not as brother and sisters, but rather as strangers, or mor tall enemies. And yet I pray you learn this one lesson, to do good unto all men, as much as in you lieth, and to hurt no man, no more then you would do to your natural loving brother, and sister. For whosoever hateth any person, and goeth about maliciously to hurt him, surely without doubt god is not ⟨image 6⟩with that man, although he think himself never so much in gods favour. The, iiii, exhortation shall be to them that have substance and riches of the world, that they well consider and remember, iii, sayings, of the scripture. One is of our Saviour Christ himself, who saith, that rich men hardly come into heaven: a sore saying, and yet spoken of him that knew the truth. The second is of S. John, who saith thus. He that hath the substance of this world and seeth his brother in necessity, and shitteth up his mercy from him, how can he say that he loveth God? The third is of S. James, who saith to covetous rich men after this manner:

Euery man desireth good people, at the tyme of their death, to gyue some good exhortation that good folkes maye remember after their death, and be the better for the same. So I besech god graunte vnto me, that I may speake some thinge whereby he maye be glorified and you edyfied. Fyrste it is an heauye case, to see how many folkes be so much doted of this present worlde, and so carefull of it, that for the world to come they seme to care very litle or nothyng. Therefore this shalbe my fyrst exhortation, that you set not ouermuch, by this presēt world, but vpon the world to come, and vpon God, and learne to knowe what this lesson meaneth of Saynt Iohn. The loue of this world (saith he) is hatred vnto God. The, ii. exhortation is, that next vnto God, you obey your kyng, and Quene, willingly and gladly, without murmurynge or grudgynge, not for feare of them, but muche more for feare of God, knowing that they be goddes ministers appoynted by god, for to gouerne and rule you, and therefore they that resist them, resist gods ordynaunce. The third exhortation is that you loue together, like brethren and systerne. But alas pitie it is to see howe faint this loue is, many taking other not as brother and systers, but rather as straungers, or mor tall enemyes. And yet I pray you learne this one lesson, to doo good vnto all men, as much as in you lyeth, and to hurte no man, no more then you woulde doo to your naturall louinge brother, and syster. For whosoeuer hateth any person, and goeth about maliciously to hurt him, surely withoute doute god is not